At the right spot at the right tide
with Surf Guide Algarve
Surf Guide Algarve
You can find surf in the Algarve year round, 360 days per year. Perhaps the waves are not always perfect, but they are there! For this reason it’s one of the most popular European surf destinations. Of course, the warm, sunny weather, stunning surroundings, friendly Portuguese locals and amazing food help as well.
The Algarve surf beaches are spread out over the south and west coast and navigating them can be tricky. Some people drive around all day but never arrive at the right spot, at the right time because they don’t have any local knowledge.
And that is where we come in.
Surf Guide Algarve
Surf Guide Algarve is founded by Niels Labruijère. He moved to the Algarve a few years back with three goals: surfing, surfing and more surfing. He paddles out almost every day of the year and knows the Algarve inside out. The tidal differences in this part of the world are huge. No wonder that it makes a big difference to surf a spot on a low or a higher tide. The sandbanks are changing all the time. You simply need local knowledge and a very good understanding from the different forecast models to score waves in the Algarve.
Niels is here to help other surfers find their way and be at the right place, at the right time. Or: ‘ At the right spot at the right tide.’

Surf Lessons
Beginner Lessons
Advanced surf lessons
The basics of surfing are for most pretty quick to learn. Get a good few days of white water training and you’ll pop-up like a pro. At least, that’s what you think than. Once you made it past the white water, learned how to duckdive. Take waves front and backside. Know and respect the surf etiquettes. All off a sudden you are years in the game and your progress is only going up ever so slowly. Do you really want to take your surfing to the next level? Book an advanced surf lesson. With video analyses and the eye of an (qualified) experienced surf coach you will know how to improve your surfing.
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Surfskate lessons
Longboard lessons
Do you want to learn how to cross step? Or do you want to know how the fin placement will change the feel of your longboard? High end surf coaching specially for longboarding. The coach will guide you from a gracefull glide-in take-off to how to walk to the nose. Please note that you need to have the basics sorted before you can attend one of these lessons.
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Surfguidealgarve on TripAdvisor
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Neils is totally dedicated very enthusiastic surf guide who will simply find you the best waves available within say 30 minute drive of Vila do Bispo. He takes your... read more level, wave period, swell size, wind speed and direction all into consideration and can supply equipment too. He also has wealth of local knowledge on all local services.
May 1, 2022Niels is a quite nice guy and a reel good surfer 🏄🏼♂️ Although i went just for one day surfing with him, he showed me a perfect spot for my... read more skill level. All in all got some really good waves and had an awesome time. Definitely recommend go surf guiding with him - especially if you are new to the spots on the Algarve. Ps: He also organised a board and a wetsuit for me 🤙🏼 Cheers Michael
April 1, 2022I can only chime on on all the five star reviews before - Niels knows where to go, beating the crowds and even at the otherwise busy SW Algarve we... read more had the spots often to ourselves. On top, he really shares the stoke and cares about his guests having a good time. And when Piri Piri, the little doggie who feriously guards the items left hat the beach makes friends with you, you feel you are part of an awesome team 🙂
March 27, 2022 -
Came to the Algarve with a small window to surf. The forecast didn’t look prime by any means but my man Niels was always able to find the goods. Plus... read more the dawn patrol sessions meant that we always beat the crowds and were surfing 0-3 people in the water a session. Unfortunately, he was out of the water with the surf ear surgery but pointed me into the right spot every time with great knowledge of all the spots we surfed. Also, the photos he took were amazing. 5 days , 5 different breaks. I would recommend SurfGuideAlgarve to anyone!
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January 29, 2023I have only the best to say about Niels' surf guiding. I spent 1 out of 4 weeks Portugal in the AIgarve. I was working remote and wanted to... read more go surfing as much as possible. However my time was limited, since i had to squeeze in my sessions between work. I am a mediocre surfer and didn't know the area. Hence i didn't have time to scout 5 spots before hitting the water. Thank god i found Niels and his guiding service which was exactly what i was looking for. Niels took a group (allways limited to 3 pax) to locations that suited our abilities. Mostly we even surfed in an almost empty line up. I had an amazing time and Niels is just great fun to hang out with. I can only recommend hitting Niels up once in Algarve!
February 1, 2022We surfed with Niels a few times and he managed to make sure that we had the biggest smiles on our faces after each session! I had one of my... read more best surfs with him on a beach where I didn’t expect it at all. But there it was: an empty beach, a consistent right, and 3 stoked surfers. Thanks Niels for the good times in and also outside of the water :)! Cheers
December 10, 2020 -
We can highly recommend Niels. We had the best and most fun time. There was nothing that we had to worry about because Niels took care of everything. He picked... read more great spots and made sure that we had a good time. In addition to the great guiding, Niels gave us some hints to improve our surfing, which was more than we expected. We hope to come back very soon!
December 17, 2020Thanks for the photos Niels and thank you for some amazing days! So grateful for all the waves we scored, your awesome guiding and good company! And pastel de natas... read more not least really hope we make it down here again. We will hit you up for sure ️️️️
October 4, 2022Super good choice for anyone who can surf independently but just wants to make the most out of a surf trip to the algarve. With the numerous spots around, it... read more is hard to know which spot works best on a given day or what are the potential hazards. With Niels, this is no problem and I was able to focus on just surfing and improving.
Besides providing really good surf guiding, Niels is a super friendly and social person and it is fun to chat with him, drive to the spots or get a café after surf 🙂 100 % recommended!
December 21, 2020